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Angelo Mosso's Circulation of Blood in the Human Brain (Hardcover)
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Angelo Mosso's Circulation of Blood in the Human Brain (Hardcover)
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Modern brain imaging is revolutionizing the study of brain function
in health and disease. Few realize that its origins began with a
pioneering study in the nineteenth century by an Italian scientist,
Angelo Mosso, of several subjects brought to him with head injuries
that exposed their brains to direct observation. He took advantage
of this opportunity to observe for the first time changes in
cerebral blood flow in relation to different behaviors, the same
changes that are the basis for the measurements underlying modern
methods. Although Mosso was widely recognized for this highly
original study by his contemporaries, through a German translation
in 1881, there has never been a translation through which his
magnificent achievement could be recognized in English. His
rightful role as the pioneer in brain imaging has thus not been
recognized. This unique volume corrects that deficiency. Through
it, the modern reader, whether an expert in the field or an
interested scientist or member of the public, can gain a new
perspective on the remarkable insights Mosso gained into how
behaviors as subtle as thinking about a subject or feeling an
emotion can produce the changes in pulsations of the brain that he
observed. The special features of this volume begin with a brief
summary of Mosso's life. Two pioneers of modern brain imaging,
Marcus Raichle and Gordon M. Shepherd, then provide an extensive
commentary that succinctly summarizes Mosso's work and explains its
relevance to modern methods. The authors not only emphasize Mosso's
role as a pioneer in brain imaging, but also through this study as
a pioneer in the eventual rise of cognitive neuroscience. The
English translation then follows, together with all of the plates
and illustrations of the original volume. The result is a classic
of neuroscience now available for wide appreciation by
neuroscientists, neurologists, psychologists, psychiatrists,
historians of science and medicine, and the general public.
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